Advent Reading #16
"I am the Lord's servant..."
The angel Gabriel visited Mary and gave her God’s word that she would carry a son conceived by the Holy Spirit? What was Mary’s response to Gabriel’s announcement? She could have said, “No, no, no, no, no! NO WAY!” But that wasn’t her reaction. She said simply, “I am the Lord’s servant. May your word to me be fulfilled.”
Why? Because Mary had a strong en…